The Gemini 4 mission. The audio files are named as per their original historical audio reel number at the NASA historical audio vault. Information listed below is the sum-total of data on these reels.

INFORMATION ON THE AUDIO FILES:
1295: 1 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1296: 2 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1297: 3 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1298: 4 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground contains Ed White's EVA
1299: 7 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1300: 6 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1301: 7 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1302: 8 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1303: 9 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1304: 10 of 36, 6/03/1965, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1305: 11 of 36, 6/04/1965, 25:26 - 30:25 MET, 11:44am - 3:40pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1306: 12 of 36, 6/04/1965, 30:25 - 31:44 MET, 3:40pm - 5:00pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1307: 13 of 36, 6/04/1965, 31:44 - 34:53 MET, 5:00pm - 8:10pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1308: 14 of 36, 6/04/1965, 34:53 - 37:52 MET, 8:10pm - 11:04pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1309: 15 of 36, 6/04/1965, 37:52 - 41:08 MET, 11:04pm - 2:25am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1310: 16 of 36, 6/04/1965, 41:08 - 42:10 MET, 2:25am - 3:26am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1316: 22 of 36, 6/05/1965, 57:52 - 61:07 MET, 7:10pm - 10:25pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1317: 23 of 36, 6/05/1965, 61:07 - 64:21 MET, 10:25pm - 1:37am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1318: 24 of 36, 6/06/1965, 64:21 - 67:20 MET, 1:37am - 4:42am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1319: 25 of 36, 6/06/1965, 67:26 - 68:40 MET, 4:42am - 6:05am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1320: 26 of 36, 6/06/1965, 68:40 MET, 6:25am CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1321: 27 of 36, 6/06/1965, 11:47am - 1:17pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1322: 28 of 36, 6/06/1965, 74:32 - 77:41 MET, 11:47am - 3:00pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1323: 29 of 36, 6/06/1965, 77:41 - 78:55 MET, 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1330: 36 of 36, 6/07/1965, 96:56 - 100:14 MET, PAO Commentary and Air-to-Ground
1369: 1 of 2, 6/11/1965, Postflight Press Conference
1370: 2 of 2, 6/11/1965, Postflight Press Conference
704-AAB.wav: 6/03/1965, 15:32 - 16:00 GMT, L/O = 15:16 GMT, A/G Tk #1, WWV Tk #2
710-AAB.wav: 9:45 - 10:44 EST, 30 min before and after liftoff, Note: Nothing from A/G 2 until circuit check except telemetry


MISSION INFORMATION:
Gemini-IV (4)
Pad LC-19 ()
Titan-II (4)
1st NASA EVA

Crew:
James A. McDivitt (1), Commander
Edward H. White II (1), Pilot

Backup Crew:
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell, Jr.

CapCom:
Clifton C. Williams, Jr. (Cape)
Virgil I. Grissom (Houston)

Payload:
Gemini-IV capsule

Mission Objective:
Evaluate effects of prolonged space flight. Demonstrate and evaluate performance of spacecraft and systems in 4-day flight. Evaluate procedures for crew rest and work cycles, eating schedules, and realtime flight planning. Spacecraft weight: 3574kg.

Secondary objectives included: Demonstrate and evaluate EVA and control by use of HHMU and tether. Stationkeep and rendezvous with second stage of GLV. Evaluate spacecraft systems. Make in-and-out-of plane maneuvers. Further test OAMS retro backup capability. Perform 11 experiments.

Launch:
June 3, 1965 10:15:59.562 am.

Orbit:
Altitude: 296.1 km (159.9nm)
Inclination: 32.5 degrees
Orbits: 62
Duration: 4 Days, 1 hour, 56 min, 12 seconds
Distance: km

Landing:
June 7, 1965. Landing was at 27deg 44min North and 74deg 11min West. Landing was 81.4km from attempted landing zone.
Mission Highlights:
Gemini-4 was NASA's 1st Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) operation. EVA time 36min

All but one primary objectives were achieved. Computer controlled reentry in the demonstration and evaluation of spacecraft systems objective was not flown because of inadvertent alteration of computer memory. All secondary objectives were met except one. The secondary objective of stationkeeping and rendezvous was only partially successful because separation and rendezvous was not attempted due to fuel consumption.

Digitized, cataloged and archived by the Houston Audio Control Room, at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

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